Combinable transformable toy

ABSTRACT

A combinable transformable toy is provided with a doll body and a mounting body which can be externally mounted on the doll body. The mounting body is provided with a base portion in which an insertion port is opened, a movement portion which is provided to be movable relatively to the base portion, and transformation portions which are coupled to the movement portion. When a head portion of the doll body is inserted from the insertion port, the movement portion is pushed by the doll body to move together with the doll body so that the transformation portions can be transformed in conjunction with the movement of the movement portion. Thus when a mounting body is attached to a doll body, the doll body can change in appearance and the mounting body can be transformed in conjunction with the attachment operation.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a combinable transformable toy in whicha mounting body as an imitation of a dress etc. can be attached to adoll body for playing.

2. Description of the Background Art

According to the background art, there have been known toys each ofwhich is designed to be provided with a doll body and a dress-up memberso that a trunk portion of the doll body can be covered with thedress-up member. For example, JP-UM-A-63-56078 discloses a transformabledoll toy which is designed in such a manner that a dress-up member isattracted to a doll body by a magnetic substance. According to such atoy, the dress-up member can be mounted on the doll body so that thedoll body can be transformed easily.

However, in the aforementioned background-art toy, the dress-up memberis mounted as it is. For this reason, there has been a demand for toysricher in unexpectedness.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a combinabletransformable toy in which when a mounting body is attached to a dollbody for playing, not only can the doll body change in appearance butalso the mounting body can be transformed in conjunction with theattachment operation.

The present invention has been accomplished in order to solve theforegoing problem. The invention has the following characteristics.

According to a first configuration of the invention, there is provided acombinable transformable toy including: a doll body; and a mounting bodywhich can be externally mounted on the doll body; wherein: the mountingbody is provided with a base portion in which an insertion port isopened, a movement portion which is provided to be movable relatively tothe base portion, and a transformation portion which is coupled to themovement portion; and when a head portion of the doll body is insertedfrom the insertion port, the movement portion is pushed by the doll bodyto move together with the doll body so that the transformation portioncan be transformed in conjunction with the movement of the movementportion.

According to a second configuration of the invention, the mounting bodycovers the doll body while exposing a face of the doll body.

According to a third configuration of the invention, the movementportion is attached to the base portion slidably.

According to a fourth configuration of the invention, the transformationportion is urged in an opening direction by a spring but locked againsturging force of the spring in a state prior to transformation so thatwhen the movement portion moves, the transformation portion can beunlocked and transformed.

According to a fifth configuration of the invention, the transformationportion is made of a soft material, and folded and received inside thebase portion or the movement portion in a state prior to transformation.

According to the first configuration of the invention as describedabove, when the head portion of the doll body is inserted from theinsertion port of the mounting body, the movement portion of themounting body is pushed by the doll body to move together with the dollbody so that the transformation portion can be transformed inconjunction with the movement of the movement portion. That is, when themounting body is attached to the doll body for playing, not only can thedoll body change in appearance but also the mounting body can betransformed in conjunction with the attachment operation. Accordingly,the combinable transformable toy can be made rich in unexpectedness.

In addition, according to the second configuration of the invention asdescribed above, the mounting body covers the doll body while exposingthe face of the doll body. Accordingly, the combinable transformable toycan be made to provide a way to be played as a dress-up toy.

In addition, according to the third configuration of the invention asdescribed above, the movement portion is attached to the base portionslidably. That is, when the movement portion slides against the baseportion, the mounting body is transformed with mechanical movement.Accordingly, the structure can be made suitable for a toy for boys suchas a transformable robot.

In addition, according to the fourth configuration of the invention asdescribed above, the transformation portion is urged in the openingdirection by the spring but locked against the urging force of thespring in the state prior to transformation so that when the movementportion moves, the transformation portion can be unlocked andtransformed. Accordingly, the mounting body can be transformed in acomparatively simple structure.

In addition, according to the fifth configuration of the invention, asdescribed above, the transformation portion is made of the softmaterial, and folded and received inside the base portion or themovement portion in the state prior to transformation. According to sucha configuration, transformation can be completed when the foldedtransformation portion is simply pulled out. In this manner, thestructure can be made simple. In addition, since the transformationportion is made of the soft material, for example, a soft image can begiven to the toy to thereby make it suitable for girls.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a combinable transformable toyaccording to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a mounting body according tothe first embodiment when seen obliquely from the front;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the mounting body according tothe first embodiment when seen obliquely from the back;

FIGS. 4A to 4E are explanatory views of states in which the mountingbody is mounted on a doll body according to the first embodiment whenseen obliquely from the front;

FIGS. 5A to 5E are explanatory views of the states in which the mountingbody is mounted on the doll body according to the first embodiment whenseen obliquely from the back;

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of a combinable transformable toyaccording to a second embodiment;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a mounting body according tothe second embodiment when seen obliquely from the front;

FIGS. 8A to 8D are explanatory views of states in which the mountingbody is mounted on a doll toy according to the second embodiment whenseen obliquely from the front; and

FIGS. 9A and 9B are explanatory views showing the internal structure ofthe mounting body according to the second embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION First Embodiment

A first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3,FIGS. 4A to 4E and FIGS. 5A to 5E.

As shown in FIG. 1, a combinable transformable toy 10 according to theembodiment is configured of a doll body 11 and a mounting body 20.

The doll body 11 is formed as an imitation of a human figure. Forexample, the doll body 11 is made of a material having certain hardnesssuch as plastic. As shown in FIG. 1, the doll body 11 is provided with ahead portion 12, a trunk portion 14, arm portions 15, and leg portions16. In the embodiment, the head portion 12, the truck portion 14 and theleg portions 16 are connected integrally and immovably. On the otherhand, the arm portions 15 are coupled to the trunk portion 14 swingably.Each of the arm portions 15 can swing in a closing direction (directionalong the trunk portion 14) in the state shown in FIG. 1. Incidentally,the doll body 11 is not limited to the imitation of the human figure butmay be an imitation of any other living thing such as an animal or anon-living character (such as a personified non-living thing or arobot).

The mounting body 20 is a member which is formed to be able to beexternally mounted on the doll body 11. The mounting body 20 has thefollowing configuration. That is, the mounting body 20 has a formirrelevant to a dress for the doll body 11 before the mounting body 20is mounted on the doll body 11. However, after the mounting body 20 ismounted on the doll body 11, the mounting boy 20 is transformed into theform of a dress for the doll body 11. In the embodiment, the mountingbody 20 in the state of not being mounted on the doll body 11 has theform of a car. Incidentally, the form of the mounting body 20 prior totransformation is not limited to the car, but can be set as anythingsuch as another vehicle, an animal, a plant or food.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mounting body 20 according to theembodiment is provided with a base portion 22, a movement portion, and atransformation portion.

The base portion 22 is a portion which covers the leg portions 16 of thedoll body 11 when the mounting body 20 is mounted on the doll body 11.To mount the mounting body 20 on the doll body 11, the base portion 22is held by a hand and then put on the doll body 11. In this manner, themounting body 20 can be mounted on the doll body 11. An insertion port22 a into which the doll body 11 can be inserted is opened in the baseportion 22.

A lid member 23 for covering the insertion port 22 a is attached to thebase portion 22 according to the embodiment. The lid member 23 accordingto the embodiment is a member made of a soft material (such as rubber)and a fixation portion 23 a provided at a part of a rim of the lidmember 23 is fixed to the base portion 22. The lid member 23 is pushedinto the insertion port 22 a when the doll body 11 is inserted from theinsertion port 22 a.

The movement portion is a portion which is attached to the base portion22 slidably. The movement portion according to the embodiment includes aslide member 24 and a head member 31.

The slide member 24 is a portion which covers the trunk portion 14 ofthe doll body 11 when the mounting portion 20 is mounted on the dollbody 11. The slide member 24 is provided with slide grooves 24 a on itsopposite sides. When the slide grooves 24 a are engaged with engagementprotrusions 22 b formed on the inner sides of the base portion 22, theslide member 24 can be guided slidably on the base portion 22. When thedoll body 11 is inserted from the insertion port 22 a to push the lidmember 23 into the insertion port 22 a, the slide member 24 is pushed toslide into the depth of the insertion port 22 a by the lid member 23.The slide member 24 is provided with upper support portions 24 b andside support portions 24 c on its opposite sides. The upper supportportions 24 b serve for supporting a front member 26 rotatably. Thefront member 26 will be described later. The side support portions 24 cserve for supporting upper arm members 27 rotatably. The upper armmembers 27 will be described later.

The head member 31 is a portion which covers the head portion 12 of thedoll body 11 when the mounting body 20 is mounted on the doll body 11.The head member 31 is attached to the slide member 24 slidably.Specifically, the head member 31 is provided with a head coveringportion 31 a and a slide portion 31 b. The head covering portion 31 acovers the head portion 12 of the doll body 11. The slide portion 31 bis provided at the rear of the head covering portion 31 a so as to hangdown therefrom. The slide portion 31 b is guided slidably along the rearsurface of the slide member 24. Incidentally, the slide portion 31 b iscovered with a cover member 32 fixed to the rear surface of the slidemember 24. The slide member 31 b is interposed between the cover member32 and the slide member 24 so that the slide member 31 b can be heldslidably on the slide member 24. In this manner, the head member 31supported by the cover member 32 and the side member 24 slidably ispushed to slide onto the head portion 12 of the doll body 11 when thedoll body 11 is mounted into the mounting body 20.

The transformation portion is a portion which is coupled to the slidemember 24 (movement portion). The transformation portion is a portionwhich is transformed in conjunction with movement of the slide member 24when the mounting body 20 is mounted on the doll body 11. Thetransformation portion according to the embodiment is provided with thefront member 26 and a pair of arm portions 25.

The front member 26 is a member which constitutes a front portion of theform of the car. The front member 26 is a member which is located in thevicinity of a chest portion of the doll body 11 when the mounting body20 is mounted on the doll body 11. The front member 26 is provided withrotatable engagement portions 26 a engaged with the upper supportportions 24 b of the slide member 24 rotatably. The front member 26 canrotate with respect to the slide member 24 and around the rotatableengagement portions 26 a. The front member 26 is urged in an openingdirection by springs (not shown) but locked against the urging forces ofthe springs in the state of the car prior to transformation.Specifically, in the state of the car prior to transformation, the frontmember 26 has a configuration in which locked portions 26 b of the frontmember 26 are engaged with locking portions 22 c provided as recesses inthe base portion 22 so that the front member 26 can keep its closedstate against the urging forces of the springs. When the slide member 24moves upward in the state of the car prior to transformation, the frontmember 26 also moves upward integrally therewith. Thus, the engagementbetween the locking portions 22 c and the locked portions 26 b can bereleased. When the engagement between the locking portions 22 c and thelocked portions 26 b is released, the front member 26 rotates frontwarddue to the urging forces of the springs so as to be transformed.

The arm portions 25 are members which are located in the vicinities ofthe arm portions 15 of the doll body 11 when the mounting body 20 ismounted on the doll body 11. Each of the left and right arm portions 25is provided with an upper arm member 27, a shoulder member 28, a lowerarm member 29, and a coupling member 30.

The upper arm member 27 is provided with a rotatable engagement portion27 a which is engaged with the side support portion 24 c of the slidemember 24 rotatably. The upper arm member 27 can be rotated with respectto the slide member 24 and around the rotatable engagement portion 27 a.The upper arm member 27 is urged in an opening direction by the spring(not shown) but locked against the urging force of the spring in thestate of the car prior to transformation. Specifically, in the state ofthe car prior to transformation, the upper arm member 27 has aconfiguration in which the upper arm member 27 folded in the closingdirection enters the slide member 24 so that the upper arm member 27 cankeep its closed state against the urging force of the spring. When theslide member 24 moves upward in the state of the car prior totransformation, the upper arm member 27 also moves upward integrallytherewith to leave the slide member 24. Thus, the engagement between theslide member 24 and the upper arm member 27 can be released. When theengagement between the upper arm member 27 and the slide member 24 isreleased, the upper member 27 rotates sideways due to the urging forceof the spring so as to be transformed.

The shoulder member 28 is a member which is fixed to the upper armmember 27. The shoulder member 28 is provided with an insertion hole 28a into which an insertion protrusion 27 b of the upper arm member 27 isinserted and connected. In addition, the shoulder member 28 is alsoprovided with a rotatable support portion 28 b on which the couplingmember 30 is supported rotatably.

The lower arm member 29 is a member which is provided in a distal end ofthe arm portion 25. The lower arm member 29 is connected to the shouldermember 28 rotatably and slidably through the coupling member 30 whichwill be described later. The lower arm member 29 is provided with aslide hole 29 a into which the coupling member 30 is inserted.

The coupling member 30 is a member for coupling the shoulder member 28and the lower arm member 29 to each other. The coupling member 30 isprovided with a prismatic insertion portion 30 a which is inserted intothe slide hole 29 a of the lower arm member 29, and a rotation portion30 b which is formed in an end portion of the insertion portion 30 a.The insertion portion 30 a is inserted into the slide hole 29 aslidably. The insertion portion 30 a is formed so that the arm can beextended when the insertion portion 30 a is pulled out by a hand. Whenthe arm is extended, the coupling member 30 and the lower arm member 29can be rotated with respect to the shoulder member 28 due to therotation portion 30 b.

Next, motion when the doll body 11 is mounted into the mounting body 20will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4E and FIGS. 5A to 5E.

First, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B and FIGS. 5A and 5B, the head portion12 of the doll body 11 is inserted from the insertion port 22 a.

When the head portion 12 of the doll body 11 is inserted in the mountingbody 20, the slide member 24 and the head member 31 are pushed by thedoll body 11 to move upward together with the doll body 11, as shown inFIGS. 4C and 4D and FIGS. 5C and 5D. When the slide member 24 movesupward, the engagement which restrains the front member 26 from rotatingis released. Therefore, the front member 26 rotates frontward due to theurging forces of the springs. Similarly, when the slide member 24 movesupward, the engagement which restrains the upper arm members 27 (armportions 25) from rotating is released. Therefore, the upper arm members27 (arm portions 25) rotate frontward due to the urging forces of thesprings.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 4E and FIG. 5E, the mounting body 20 istransformed into the form of a robot type suit to cover the doll body11. On this occasion, the mounting body 20 covers the doll body 11 whileexposing a face 13 of the doll body 11. Incidentally, in the stateposterior to transformation, the arm portions 15 of the doll body 11swing in the closing direction so as to be received together with thetrunk portion 14 inside the base portion 22 and the slide member 24.

According to such an embodiment, when the head portion 12 of the dollbody 11 is inserted from the insertion port 22 a of the mounting body20, the slide member 24 of the mounting body 20 is pushed by the dollbody 11 to move together with the doll body 11 so that the arm portions25 and the front member 26 can be transformed in conjunction with themovement of the slide member 24. That is, when the mounting body 20 isattached to the doll body 11 for playing, not only can the doll body 11change in appearance but also the mounting body 20 can be transformed inconjunction with the attachment operation. Accordingly, the combinabletransformable toy 10 can be made rich in unexpectedness.

In addition, the mounting body 20 covers the doll body 11 while exposingthe face 13 of the doll body 11. Accordingly, the combinabletransformable toy 10 can be made to provide a way to be played as adress-up doll.

In addition, the slide member 24 is attached to the base portion 22slidably. That is, when the slide member 24 slides against the baseportion 22, the mounting body 20 is transformed with mechanism movement.Accordingly, the structure can be made suitable for a toy for boys suchas a transformable robot.

In addition, the arm portions 25 and the front member 26 are urged inthe opening direction by the springs, but locked against the urgingforces of the springs in the state prior to transformation. When theslide member 24 moves, the arm portions 25 and the front member 26 canbe unlocked and transformed. Accordingly, the mounting body 20 can betransformed in a comparatively simple structure.

Second Embodiment

A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7,FIGS. 8A to 8D, and FIGS. 9A and 9B.

As shown in FIG. 6, a combinable transformable toy 10 according to theembodiment is configured of a doll body 11 which is the same as that inthe first embodiment, and a mounting body 40.

The mounting body 40 according to the embodiment is a member which isformed to be able to be externally mounted on the doll body 11. Themounting body 40 has the following configuration. That is, the mountingbody 40 has a form irrelevant to a dress for the doll body 11 before themounting body 40 is mounted on the doll body 11. However, after themounting body 40 is mounted on the doll body 11, the mounting body 40 istransformed into the form of a dress for the doll body 11. In theembodiment, the mounting body 40 in the state of not being mounted onthe doll body 11 has the form of a cake. Incidentally, the form of themounting body 40 prior to transformation is not limited to the cake, butcan be set as anything.

As shown in FIG. 7, the mounting body 40 according to the embodiment isprovided with a base portion 41, a movement portion 44 and atransformation portion 50.

The base portion 41 is a portion which covers the vicinities of legportions 16 of the doll body 11 when the mounting body 40 is mounted onthe doll body 11. To mount the mounting body 40 on the doll body 11, thebase portion 41 is held by a hand and then put on the doll body 11. Inthis manner, the mounting body 40 can be mounted on the doll body 11. Aninsertion port 41 a into which the doll body 11 can be inserted isopened in the bottom of the base portion 41. In addition, notch portions41 b are formed in opposite side portions of the base portion 41 so thatarm portions 15 of the doll body 11 can be passed through the notchportions 41 b when the mounting body 40 is mounted on the doll body 11.

The movement portion 44 is a portion which is attached to the baseportion 41 movably. The movement portion 44 according to the embodimentis coupled to the base portion 41 through the transformation portion 50which will be described later. As shown in FIG. 7, the movement portion44 is provided with a front cover 46, a rear cover 47, a pair of sidecovers 48, and a top ornament 49.

The front cover 46 and the rear cover 47 are portions which cover a headportion 12 of the doll body 11 when the front cover 46 and the rearcover 47 are joined and fixed to each other in the front/rear direction.The pair of side covers 48 are attached to opposite sides of themovement portion 44. The pair of side covers 48 serve for covering thenotch portions 41 b of the base portion 41 when the mounting body 40 isin the form of the cake. Each of the side covers 48 according to theembodiment is shaped like an animal ear and also serves as an ornamentof the movement portion 44. In addition, the top ornament 49 is anornament attached to the top portion of the movement portion 44.

Incidentally, the movement portion 44 is provided with a swellingportion 44 a in an outer circumferential portion of the vicinity of itslower end. The swelling portion 44 a is engaged with a reduced diameterportion 41 c of the base portion 41 so that the form of the cake can bemaintained (see FIG. 9A).

The transformation portion 50 is a portion which covers the vicinity ofa side head portion or the trunk portion 14 of the doll body 11 when themounting body 40 is mounted on the doll body 11. The transformationportion 50 according to the embodiment is made of a soft material suchas rubber so that the transformation portion 50 can be bent andtransformed easily. The transformation portion 50 is connected to thebase portion 41 in the vicinity of its lower end through an innercylinder 42. The transformation portion 50 is connected to the movementportion 44 in the vicinity of its upper end through a fixation portion45.

Incidentally, notch portions 42 a are provided in side portions of theinner cylinder 42 and in positions corresponding to the notch portions41 b of the base portion 41. Slits (not shown) are provided in sideportions of the transformation portion 50 so as to extend along thenotch portions 42 a of the inner cylinder 42 or the notch portions 41 bof the base portion 41.

In addition, the fixation member 45 is attached to the movement portion44 through convex shaft portions 45 a. The fixation member 45 can swingwith respect to the movement portion 44. Incidentally, as shown in FIGS.9A and 9B, the transformation portion 50 is folded and received insidethe base portion 41 or the movement portion 44 in the state of the cakeprior to transformation.

Next, motion when the doll body 11 is mounted into the mounting body 40will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A to 8D.

First, as shown in FIGS. 8A to 8B, the head portion 12 of the doll body11 is inserted from the insertion port 41 a.

When the head portion 12 of the doll body 11 is inserted into themounting body 40, the transformation portion 50 and the movement portion44 are pushed by the doll body 11 so as to move upward together with thedoll body 11, as shown in FIG. 8C. When the transformation portion 50moves upward, the transformation portion 50 folded and received insidethe base portion 41 or the movement portion 44 is unfolded so as to betransformed.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 8D, the mounting body 40 is transformed intothe form of a dress to cover the doll body 11. On this occasion, themounting body 40 covers the doll body 11 while exposing a face 13 of thedoll body 11. Incidentally, the arm portions 15 of the doll body 11stretch out sideways through the slits provided in the side portions ofthe transformation portion 50 and through the notch portions 41 b and 42a.

Incidentally, to restore the mounting body 40 to the original form ofthe cake, the doll body 11 is pulled out from the mounting body 40 andthen the movement portion 44 is pushed into the base portion 41 so as toengage the swelling portion 44 a with the reduced diameter portion 41 c,as shown in FIG. 9A. Incidentally, the notch portions 41 b are providedin the opening portions of the base portion 41. Accordingly, when themovement portion 44 is pushed into the base portion 41, an end edge ofthe base portion 41 is expanded elastically so that the swelling portion44 a and the reduced diameter portion 41 c can be engaged with eachother resiliently.

According to such an embodiment, when the head portion 12 of the dollbody 11 is inserted from the insertion port 41 a of the mounting body40, the movement portion 44 of the mounting body 40 is pushed by thedoll body 11 to move together with the doll body 11 so that thetransformation portion 50 can be transformed in conjunction with themovement of the movement portion 44. That is, when the mounting body 40is attached to the doll body 11 for playing, not only can the doll body11 change in appearance but also the mounting body 40 can be transformedin conjunction with the attachment operation. Accordingly, thecombinable transformable toy 10 can be made rich in unexpectedness.

In addition, the mounting body 40 covers the doll body 11 while exposingthe face 13 of the doll body 11. Accordingly, the combinabletransformable toy 10 can be made to provide a way to be played as adress-up doll.

In addition, the transformation portion 50 is made of the soft material,and folded and received inside the base portion 41 or the movementportion 44 in the state prior to transformation. According to such aconfiguration, transformation can be completed when the foldedtransformation portion 50 is simply pulled out. Thus, the structure canbe made simple. In addition, the transformation portion 50 is made ofthe soft material. Accordingly, for example, a soft image can be givento the toy to thereby make it suitable for girls.

What is claimed is:
 1. A combinable transformable toy comprising: a doll body; and a mounting body which can be externally mounted on the doll body; wherein: the mounting body is provided with a base portion in which an insertion port is opened, a movement portion which is provided to be movable relatively to the base portion, and a transformation portion which is coupled to the movement portion; and when a head portion of the doll body is inserted from the insertion port, the movement portion is pushed by the doll body to move together with the doll body so that the transformation portion can be transformed in conjunction with the movement of the movement portion.
 2. A combinable transformable toy according to claim 1, wherein: the mounting body covers the doll body while exposing a face of the doll body.
 3. A combinable transformable toy according to claim 1, wherein: the movement portion is attached to the base portion slidably.
 4. A combinable transformable toy according to claim 1, wherein: the transformation portion is urged in an opening direction by a spring but locked against urging force of the spring in a state prior to transformation so that when the movement portion moves, the transformation portion can be unlocked and transformed.
 5. A combinable transformable toy according to claim 1, wherein: the transformation portion is made of a soft material, and folded and received inside the base portion or the movement portion in a state prior to transformation.
 6. A combinable transformable toy according to claim 2, wherein: the transformation portion is made of a soft material, and folded and received inside the base portion or the movement portion in a state prior to transformation. 